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I have been an AI researcher for 40 years. What tech giants are doing to book publishing is akin to theft

Companies claim this is ‘fair use’. I think it’s a digital heist

The Guardian - AU

Black Inc has asked authors to sign AI agreements. But why should writers help AI learn how to do their job?

Melbourne-based publisher Black Inc Books is seeking to partner with an unnamed AI company or companies and wants its authors to allow their work to be used to train artificial intelligence.

The Conversation

‘Sign our own death warrant’: Australian writers angry after Melbourne publisher asks them to sign AI agreements

Authors asked to allow Black Inc to use their work for ‘training, testing, validation and the deployment of a machine learning’ system

The Guardian - AU

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WorldTour bikes 2025: our guide to the most awesome tech in the pro peloton

We run you through all the spectacular bikes and components in the WorldTour this year

Cycling Weekly

Women's WorldTour bikes and tech: What are teams using in 2025?

FDJ Suez switch to Specialized bikes and components, Team Picnic PostNL switch to Lapierre, and UAE Team ADQ still has a parmesan sponsor

Cycling News

‘A final warning from God’: Lech Blaine’s memoir pits an average Australian family against an avenging archangel

They say everyone has a book inside them. Some people are unfortunate enough to have more than one.

The Conversation

Music memoirs, cooking classes and squatting at Kanye’s: the best Australian books out in November

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The Guardian - AU

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Australian Gospel: A Family Saga by Lech Blaine review – a sensational tale, skilfully told

Author’s compassion and progressive vision of family stand out in incredible saga charting the acrimonious relationship between two families

The Guardian - AU

Mismatched bikes and wheels 'not a cost factor', says Australia performance director at Paris Olympics

Women's team pursuit squad using three different bike brands at the Games

Cycling Weekly

We rode over 2000 kilometres in order to crown our Race Bike of the Year

We test race machines from Specialized, Giant, Canyon, Enve and more...but which superbike came out on top?

Cycling Weekly

‘Ideal for a night in, hiding from the cold’: the best Australian books out in June

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The Guardian - AU

Friday Roundup: Race-winning wheels, featherweight shoes, an artisan photo stick and Cycling Weekly goes racing, sort of...

Black Inc's 48/58 wheelset now available for the rest of us and Fizik makes a light but bright statement...

Cycling Weekly

The new Factor Ostro VAM is faster, lighter, and has rule-bending bottle-cages

Impressively lightweight Black Inc wheels also launched

Cycling News

Detailed gallery: A closer look at the unreleased Factor Ostro VAM

Simon Clarke's brand new aero bike from the Tour Down Under

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Women's WorldTour bikes and tech: What are teams using in 2024?

Lapierre remains with FDJ, UAE Team ADQ has a cheese sponsor and Orbea enter the WorldTour again.

Cycling Weekly

Tech roundup: Paul Smith styling and a barely visible battery - two brilliant boutique bikes launch this week

Factor teams up with Sir Paul while 3T launches a sub-11kg e-road bike and Rapha gets adventurous...

The Conversation

Friday essay: jilted lovers could once sue for breach of promise – did we lose something in abolishing this law?

Just a few lines to my ever dear Beattie. My dear love. I am nearly mad. Dear love, I love the ground you walk upon. My dear love. I pity you from the bottom of my heart. You are my love for life. I think it is a yarn about…

The Guardian - AU

‘Ballsy’, ‘very funny’, ‘read in one sitting’: the best Australian books out in October

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

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'I want to get bogged at a beach in my wheelchair and know people will help'. Micheline Lee on the way forward for the NDIS

If you have read anything about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in the last few years, you will have encountered many metaphors. The NDIS is the “lifeboat in the ocean”, “an oasis in the desert”, “a plane being built mid-flight” or a “limitless magic pudding”.

Cycling Weekly

We ride the new Factor O2 VAM - claimed to be the 'world's fastest climbing bike'

Revamped climbing bike used by Israel Premier-Tech features new aero tube shapes and we take it for a spin

Cycling News

New Factor O2 VAM mixes lightweight and aero with builds from 6.2kg

Aero features and a race build at the UCI weight limit for Factor's latest climbing bike

The Guardian - AU

‘Exciting’, ‘bold’, ‘laugh out loud’: the best Australian books out in July

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Cycling Weekly

New Factor O2 VAM - is this the most elegant bike at the Tour de France?

Israel-Premier Tech has been seen aboard the unreleased Factor O2 VAM at this year's Tour de France

Cycling News

Brand new Factor O2 VAM spied at the Tour de France

An ultralight machine for the high mountains that challenges the UCI weight limit

The Conversation

Possession and devotion inform Sarah Krasnostein's compelling reinterpretation of Peter Carey's art

Sarah Krasnostein’s On Peter Carey is the 12th instalment of Black Inc.’s highly readable series, Writers on Writers. The series is nicely conceived, as it pitches Australian writers not just against each other, but across a generational divide.

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